Personal ramblings of Elizabeth Andrews Fae artist and author of 'Faeries and Folklore of the British Isles,' 'Faerie Flora'and the 'The Lavender Witch' all available from
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Friday, 16 January 2015

Faerie rings:- Ring of fungus which grows in grass or turf.This is where faeries and witches gather to dance and sing so it can be a very dangerous place to step in unaware.If you are drawn inside you can only escape the dancing faeries if a human chain pulls you out of the ring. You will lose all sense of time and what might have seemed like minutes could have been hours.But this is the down side of faerie rings, there are some advantages.If you run around a faerie ring nine times under a full moon this will enable you to see and hear the faeries, but do not do it on All Hallows Eve or May Eve as these are very important faerie festivals. They would be very offended and carry you off to faerie land.If you would like a wish granted you have to stand in the middle of the ring under a full moon and it will come true. How you are supposed to do this without getting caught up in the dancing I don’t know, but give it a go, just remember to take back-up.

There are many mushrooms that form Faerie Rings, some are edible

but there are quite a few that are extremely dangerous to eat.

Mostly found in grass but can also be seen in

woodland.

Faerie courts, Faerie dances, Faerie walks, and

Hag tracks are just a few of the names these

rings have been known as over the years.

Some of the Faerie Rings can grow for many

years and reach enormous sizes, the largest was

supposed to have been 650 metres

across and it was believed to be over

700 years old.

St Georges Mushroom.

This one forms one of the largest

Faerie Rings, found in fields on

chalky soil.

Fairy Ring Champignon.

One of the most

common, forms

large rings

especially on lawns.

Appears in early

summer after rain.

In Victorian times it was known

as Scotch Bonnet.

Cream Clot.

Appears later in the Summer

but often grows in the

same Ring as the above.

Meadow Puffball.

This is found in grassland

including lawns.

Buff Meadow Cap.

Found in grasslands sometimes

in open woodlands.

Young girls would often bathe their face in early morning dew to improve their looks, but the dew from inside a Faerie Ring would have the opposite effect. Their skin would erupt in warts and spots.

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Hi I am a artist and author Elizabeth Andrews, and I love all things Faerie. My work can be found at www.magic-myth-legend.co.uk where if you wish you can purchase cards and prints of all things magical from Faerie to Mermaids and even Dragons!
This interest has become an obsession over the last ten year resulting in a fully illustrated book detailing Faerie and Folklore around the British Isles. I hope that if you, like me, are a 'Faerie nut' that you will enjoy this blog as I comment on any faerie activity around the British Isles. However I do find myself adding more and more quirky items on folkLore so I apologise but I find them so fascinating and funny!!